अहंahaṃ भुवंbhuvaṃ वसुनःvasunaḥ पूर्व्यसpūrvyas पतिरहंpatirahaṃ धनानिdhanāni संजयामिsaṃjayāmi शश्वतःśaśvataḥ |

मांmāṃ हवन्तेhavante पितरंpitaraṃ नna जन्तवो.अहन्दाशुषेjantavo.ahandāśuṣe विvi भजामिbhajāmi भोजनमbhojanam ||
I WAS the first possessor of all precious gear: the wealth of every man I win and gather up.
On me as on a Father living creatures call; I deal enjoyment to tho. man who offers gifts.
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अहमिन्द्रोahamindro रोधोrodho वक्षोvakṣo अथर्वणस्त्रितायatharvaṇastritāya गाghā अजनयमहेरधिajanayamaheradhi |

अहंahaṃ दस्युभ्यःdasyubhyaḥ परिpari नर्म्णमाnṛmṇamā ददेdade गोत्राghotrā शिक्षन्दधीचेśikṣandadhīce मातरिश्वनेmātariśvane ||
I, Indra, am Atharvan's stay and firm support: I brought forth kine to Trita from the Dragon's grasp.
I stripped the Dasyus of their manly might, and gave the cattle-stalls to Matarigvan and Dadhyac.
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मह्यंmahyaṃ तवष्टाtvaṣṭā वज्रमतक्षदायसंvajramatakṣadāyasaṃ मयिmayi देवासो.अव्र्जन्नपिdevāso.avṛjannapi करतुमkratum |

ममानीकंmamānīkaṃ सूर्यस्येवsūryasyeva दुष्टरंduṣṭaraṃ मामार्यन्तिक्र्तेनmāmāryantikṛtena कर्त्वेनkartvena चca ||
For me hath Tvaṣṭar forged the iron thunderbolt: in me the Gods have centred intellectual power.
My sheen is like the Sun's insufferably bright: men honour me as Lord for past and future deeds.
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अहमेतंahametaṃ गव्ययमश्व्यंghavyayamaśvyaṃ पशुंpaśuṃ पुरीषिणंpurīṣiṇaṃ सायकेनाहिरण्ययमsāyakenāhiraṇyayam |

पुरूpurū सहस्राsahasrā निni शिशामिśiśāmi दाशुषेdāśuṣe यनyan मासोमासmāsomāsa उक्थिनोukthino अमन्दिषुःamandiṣuḥ ||
I won myself these herdi of cattle, steeds and kine, and gold in ample store, with my destructive bolt.
I give full many a thousand to the worshipper, what time the Somas and the lauds have made me glad.
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अहमिन्द्रोahamindro नna पराparā जिग्यjighya इदid धनंdhanaṃ नna मर्त्यवे.अवmṛtyave.ava तस्थेकदाtasthekadā चनcana |

सोममिनsomamin माmā सुन्वन्तोsunvanto याचताyācatā वसुvasu नna मेपूरवःmepūravaḥ सख्येsakhye रिषाथनriṣāthana ||
Indra am I none ever wins my wealth from me never at any time am I a thrall to death.
Pressing the Soma, ask riches from me alone: ye, Pūrus, in my friendship shall not suffer harm.
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अहमेताञ्छाश्वसतोahametāñchāśvasato दवा-दवेन्द्रंdvā-dvendraṃ येye वज्रंvajraṃ युधयेऽकर्ण्वतyudhaye'kṛṇvata |

आह्वयमानानवāhvayamānānava हन्मनाहनंhanmanāhanaṃ दर्ळाdṛḷā वदन्ननमस्युर्नमस्विनःvadannanamasyurnamasvinaḥ ||
These, breathing loud in fury, two and two, who caused Indra to bring his bolt of thunder to the fray,
The challengers, I struck with deadly weapon down: firm stand what words the God speaks to his worshippers.
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अभीदमेकमेकोabhīdamekameko अस्मिasmi निष्षाळniṣṣāḷ अभीabhī दवाdvā किमुkimu तरयःकरन्तिtrayaḥkaranti |

खलेkhale नna पर्षानparṣān परतिprati हन्मिhanmi भूरिbhūri किंkiṃ माmā निन्दन्तिशत्रवो.अनिन्द्राःnindantiśatravo.anindrāḥ ||
This One by stronger might I conquered singly; yea, also two: shall three prevail against me?
Like many sheaves upon the floor I thrash them. How can my foes, the Indraless, revile me?
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अहंahaṃ गुङगुभ्योghuṅghubhyo अतिथिग्वमिष्करमिषंatithighvamiṣkaramiṣaṃ नna वर्त्रतुरंविक्षुvṛtraturaṃvikṣu धारयमdhārayam |

यतyat पर्णयघ्नparṇayaghna उतuta वाvā करञ्जहेkarañjahe पराहम्महेprāhammahe वर्त्रहत्येvṛtrahatye अशुश्रविaśuśravi ||
Against the Gungus I made Atithigva strong, and kept him mid the folk like Vṛtra-conquering strength,
When I won glory in the great foe-slaying fight, in battle where Karanja fell, and Parṇaya.
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परpra मेme नमीnamī साप्यsāpya इषेiṣe भुजेbhuje भूदbhūd गवामेषेghavāmeṣe सख्याक्र्णुतsakhyākṛṇuta दविताdvitā |

दिद्युंdidyuṃ यदस्यyadasya समिथेषुsamitheṣu मंहयमादिदेनंmaṃhayamādidenaṃ शंस्यमुक्थ्यंśaṃsyamukthyaṃ करमkaram ||
With food for mine enjoyment Sapya Nami came: he joined me as a friend of old in search of kine.
As I bestowed on him an arrow for the fight I made him worthy of the song apd hymn of praise.
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परpra नेमस्मिनnemasmin दद्र्शेdadṛśe सोमोsomo अन्तर्गोपाantarghopā नेममाविरस्थाक्र्णोतिnemamāvirasthākṛṇoti |

सsa तिग्मश्र्ङगंtighmaśṛṅghaṃ वर्षभंvṛṣabhaṃ युयुत्सनyuyutsan दरुहस्तस्थौबहुलेdruhastasthaubahule बद्धोbaddho अन्तःantaḥ ||
One of the two hath Soma, seen within it; the Herdsman with the bone shows forth the other.
He, fain to fight the Bull whose horns were sharpened, stood fettered in the demon's ample region.
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आदित्यानांādityānāṃ वसूनांvasūnāṃ रुद्रियाणांrudriyāṇāṃ देवोdevo देवानांdevānāṃ नमिनामिnamināmi धामdhāma |

तेte माmā भद्रायbhadrāya शवसेśavase ततक्षुरपराजितमस्त्र्तमषाळमtatakṣuraparājitamastṛtamaṣāḷam ||
I, as a God, ne’er violate the statutes of Gods, of Vasus, Rudriyas, Ādityas.
These Gods have formed me for auspicious vigour, unconquered and invincible for ever.
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